Rhode Island Governor Applauds DEM Dredging Decision
Posted on Aug 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Governor Applauds DEM Dredging Decision
Governor Donald L. Carcieri (D-R.I.) released a statement praising the decision of the state’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to deny Weaver’s Cove’s application to dredge sections of Mount Hope Bay. Gov. Carcieri said that the DEM’s decision “is another important step in our efforts to block this potentially dangerous project.” Gov....
Op-Ed: Broadwater LNG Terminal Not Consistent with States’ Interests
Posted on Aug 15, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Broadwater LNG Terminal Not Consistent with States’ Interests
Leah Schmalz of the anti-Broadwater group Save the Sound offers an Op-Ed, carried by the Connecticut Post, stating that the Broadwater LNG regasification terminal proposed for Long Island Sound is not consistent with Connecticut and New York’s interests in pursuing environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient energy policies. She also notes that FERC ought to consider the size...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Aug 14, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia, Canada) (opposed to LNG) [carried via LexisNexis]
Excelerate Adopts Whale Detection System for Offshore Northeast United States
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Excelerate Adopts Whale Detection System for Offshore Northeast United States
Excelerate Energy has installed six sub-surface buoys around its Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge to help construction vessels, and eventually LNG vessels, avoid colliding with whales. The Gloucester Daily Times (Mass.) reports that both the Excelerate and Suez LNG NA projects are located near the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and that LNG vessels servicing the two terminals...
State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management denied the application of Weaver’s Cove LNG to dredge parts of Mount Hope Bay, which would have cleared the way for LNG carriers to reach the proposed LNG regasification terminal in Fall River, Mass. According to the Providence Journal, a spokesperson for the project’s developer, Hess LNG, said that this setback will...
FERC Releases FEIS For Calhoun LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 10, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Releases FEIS For Calhoun LNG Proposal
In its Final Environmental Impact Statement released today, FERC determined that the approval of the proposed Calhoun LNG regasification terminal and associated pipeline infrastructure, with certain mitigation measures, “would have limited adverse environmental impact.” The FEIS is available under Docket No. CP05-91 in...